Iron Bowl draws highest TV rating for college football game this season-AL.com

More people watched the Iron Bowl than any other college football game so far this season.

No. 6 Auburn’s 26-14 win over No. 1 Alabama drew an average overnight rating of 7.8 and 17 share, the highest for any college football game on any TV network this season, according to CBS. Those figures are up 66 percent from last year (4.7/10).